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For anyone disillusioned by steroid scandals, exorbitant salaries and big leaguers who can't hit the cut-off man, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (888-425-5633, baseballhalloffame.org) will provide the antidote. Modestly scaled and unassuming in appearance, it's reverential but doesn't gloss over warts on the game's history, like racial inequality and labor strife. But the best part is the room featuring row upon row of plaques that encapsulate the careers of the hall's members. Some events during induction weekend, the Hall's capstone affair in late July, require tickets, but many, including the ceremony itself and the traditional New York–Penn League Game, are free and open to the public. Autumn visitors might consider timing their trip to coincide with the annual World Series Gala, when the Hall of Fame shows the first game on a big-screen TV and provides refreshments, trivia contests, raffles and other entertainment. The function is only open to museum members (a one-year family membership costs $70).
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